Bryant vs St. John’s Game Information

Bryant vs St. John’s Preview

No. 22 St. John’s (7-2, 6-0 at Home) hosts Bryant (6-5, 3-3 on Road) in this Big East-America East Conference game from Queens on Wednesday night. The Bulldogs have alternated Wins and Losses in their last 5 games beating Tennessee State (97-85), Drexel (76-73) and Vermont-State Johnson (122-63) and losing to UT Chattanooga (84-76) and Brown (76-75). The RedHawks won their last 2, beating Kansas State (88-71) and Harvard (77-64) after losing 2 out of 3 to Georgia (66-63) and Baylor (99-98 2 OT). St. John’s beat Virginia (80-55) between those 2 setbacks. Bryant finished 20-13 overall last season and 11-5 in the America East Conference while St. John’s was also 2-13 overall and went 11-9 in the rugged Big East. Neither school played in a Postseason tournament last year as the RedHawks declined an invitation to play in the NIT after getting bounced by eventual national champions Connecticut in the Second Round of the Big East Tournament (95-90).

Bryant Facing a Step Up in Competition in Queens

Bryant (3-6-0 ATS, 5-4-0 O/U) has four starters averaging in double-digit scoring in G Rafael Pinzon (19.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg), G Earl Timberlake (15.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 4.5 apg), F Barry Evans (12.9 ppg, 7.2 rpg), F Connor Withers (11.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg) and have a nice supporting cast also in F Kvonn Cramer (7.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg), F Keyshawn Mitchell (7.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg), and G Kam Farris (6.0 ppg). The Bulldogs are averaging 84.4 ppg while allowing 77.1 ppg and are a respectable 41.3 in Rebounds Per Game (#30) and average 14.3 Assists Per Game (#175). Bradley lost to other Power 4 conference opponents by at least 17 points last year in setbacks to Xavier (100-75), Cincinnati (85-53), and No. 24 Ole Miss 95-78 and their biggest loss so far this season was by 15 points to St. Bonaventure (85-70).

Bryant Betting Trends

• Bryant is 3-6-0 ATS in its last 9 games overall
• The Bulldogs have not faced a Power 4 Conference team yet
• Bryant is 21-11 in its last 32 on the First Half Moneyline (+8.70 Units, 14% ROI)
• The Bulldogs are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games
• Bryant is 2-4-0 ATS in its last 6 on the Road

St. John’s Aiming to Thrive with New Transfers, Recruits

No. 22 St. John’s (6-3-0 ATS, 5-4-0 O/U) did a nice job in the transfer Portal and also landed some key High School Recruits with 2nd-year Head Coach Rick Pitino trying to change the culture for these new kings of Queens. The Redhawks are led in scoring by G RJ Luis (16.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg), F Zuby Ejiofor (13.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg), North Texas Transfer G Aaron Scott (9.4 ppg), Utah Transfer G Deivon Smith (8.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 5.0 apg), Seton Hall Transfer G Kadary Richmond (10.6 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 4.9 apg), G Simeon Witcher (9.3 ppg), and F Brady Dunlap (6.5 ppg). St. John’s is currently No. 53 in Points Per Game (82.8), a strong No. 15 in Rebounds Per Game (42.2), and tied for No. 56 in Assists Per Game (16.7). Pitino will hope 4-star HS recruit SF Jaiden Glover (The Patrick School, Elizabeth, New Jersey) who is averaging 2.9 ppg will blossom.

 St. John’s Betting Trends

• St. John’s is 7-3 SU/ATS in its last 10 games
• The Over is 6-4-0 in the Red Storm’s last 10 games overall
• The Red Storm are 3-1 SU in their last 4
• The Red Storm are 2-2 SU vs Power 4 conference teams (W-KSU, VA, L-BAY, GA)
• St. John’s Moneyline at Home is 14-4 the last 18 (+8.40 Units, 5% ROI)

Bryant vs St. John’s Prediction

These two teams last met on the hardwood back on Christmas Eve Eve, December 23, 2009, with St. John’s rolling to an 80-44 victory at Home. With Pinzon, Timberlake, Evans, and Withers, the Bulldogs should be able to hang with the RedHawks for a while, before ultimately succumbing to the deeper Big East team playing at Home. This Bryant vs St. John’s NCAAB pick will look for the Road Underdogs to get it done getting the 21.5 points with the Bulldogs 15-point loss to impressive St. Bonaventure being the best barometer of this type of game. The RedHawks biggest win was 31 points in their opener vs Fordham (91-60).

Kevin’s Pick: Bryant +21.5